Sealife guideThe red hind grouperEpinephelus guttatus
Last updated on 09/02/2025 at 12:22 AM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Red hind grouper, red hind
- French name: Mérou couronné
- Spanish name: Cabrilla colorada
- Scientific name: Epinephelus guttatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Family name: Epinephelidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Description
The red hind grouper has a distinctive appearance, usually beige to brown in color, with numerous red or brown spots covering its entire body and the base of its fins.
Geographic range
The red hind grouper primarily inhabits tropical and subtropical waters of the western Atlantic ocean, notably along the coasts of
Florida, in the Caribbean sea and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Habitat
The red hind grouper is often found in the shallow waters of coral reefs and rocky areas, where it hides in crevices and cavities.
Diet
The red hind grouper feeds mainly on small fish, crabs and shrimp, ambushing its prey from coral reef hiding spots.
Did you know ?
The red hind grouper is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The red hind grouper appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2018 within the category Least Concern !
The red hind grouper (Epinephelus guttatus)
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